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“Getting the biggest bang for our buck” In 2011, the Gunnison County Commissioners allocated $150,000 for funding to community-based organizations (CBOs)—everything …
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CS Irwin seeks new barns above Lake Irwin
A better environmental situation CS Irwin went before the Gunnison County Planning Commission on Friday, June 3, to discuss a proposal …
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Renewing the Land Trust vows Former councilperson Skip Berkshire approached the Town Council at the June 20 meeting with a request …
Read More »Gunnison County decides buying local isn’t always better
Out-of-town contractors stimulate their share of the economy According to Gunnison public works director Marlene Crosby, the new public works facility …
Read More »Local has close call with Amtrak train hit by semi in Nevada
“It was crazy. The flames were huge…” A Crested Butte woman was aboard the Amtrak train that had a deadly run-in …
Read More »Crested Butte’s Emma Coburn wins national title for CU Buffs
Olympic team seems more realistic now… Crested Butte has a new national champion among its ranks. This past weekend at the …
Read More »Education funding would get a boost from ballot initiative
Grassroots support of Initiative 25 growing locally A chance to stop the bleeding of revenue from the state’s schools is mobilizing …
Read More »Search and Rescue team successfully rescues one of their own
“Long, dangerous, dark and technical…” Sometimes it is better to be lucky rather than good. In the case of a 22-year-old …
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New lease on life for Stallion Park A proposal to remove deed restrictions on the majority of the housing units at …
Read More »GVH resigns management of Willows senior care center
Operation losses too much to absorb The Gunnison Valley Health (GVH) board of trustees is opting out of its contract for …
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